Thor chops off his locks for Thor: Ragnarok (Pics)

Chris Hemsworth seems to have chopped off his trademark Asgardian locks ahead of his appearance in Thor: Ragnarok.

This news comes as a preview of the latest Thor film was featured in this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Speaking to the magazine about his makeover, Chris explained: "It was nice not to have to sit in the make-up chair for that hour each morning.

The magazine has also featured some of the photos in its Instagram page which features Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Cate Blanchett as Hela, the Goddess of Death, Tessa Thompson, who'll play Thor’s ally Valkyrie and Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster.